I have used a Pyx from my church for years and it is a small gold plated container to reserve Christ until I arrive to the home of the person to receive Him. I recently saw what is called a Pyx, but the inside is covered in plastic. I thought that a Pyx was suppose to be gold, or another precious metal, am I wrong, or is the plastic acceptable? Thank you in advance for your answers. LA Smith
Becaus you will be carrying Christ, this should be out of real gold.I have used a Pyx from my church for years and it is a small gold plated container to reserve Christ until I arrive to the home of the person to receive Him.
Yes, a pyx needs to be made of Gold. Minimally, the parts that touch the host, but ideally, the whole thing.I have used a Pyx from my church for years and it is a small gold plated container to reserve Christ until I arrive to the home of the person to receive Him. I recently saw what is called a Pyx, but the inside is covered in plastic. I thought that a Pyx was suppose to be gold, or another precious metal, am I wrong, or is the plastic acceptable? Thank you in advance for your answers. LA Smith
The plastic is not acceptable.I have used a Pyx from my church for years and it is a small gold plated container to reserve Christ until I arrive to the home of the person to receive Him. I recently saw what is called a Pyx, but the inside is covered in plastic. I thought that a Pyx was suppose to be gold, or another precious metal, am I wrong, or is the plastic acceptable? Thank you in advance for your answers. LA Smith
From the GIRM -Where does it say it has to be gold? Although it does seem to be more of the norm, I know for Sacred Vessels it is required for it to be precious elements, not necessarily gold.
- Sacred vessels are to be made from precious metal. If they are made from metal that rusts or from a metal less precious than gold, then ordinarily they should be gilded on the inside.
- In the Dioceses of the United States of America, sacred vessels may also be made from other solid materials that, according to the common estimation in each region, are precious, for example, ebony or other hard woods, provided that such materials are suited to sacred use and do not easily break or deteriorate. This applies to all vessels which hold the hosts, such as the paten, the ciborium, the pyx, the monstrance, and other things of this kind.
- As regards chalices and other vessels that are intended to serve as receptacles for the Blood of the Lord, they are to have bowls of nonabsorbent material. The base, on the other hand, may be made of other solid and worthy materials.
It didn’t say gold outright. As I said, it should be of precious metal, but not specifically gold.From the GIRM -
Or guilded on the inside with gold if they are less precious than gold.It didn’t say gold outright. As I said, it should be of precious metal, but not specifically gold.